datolite

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf granite
gptkbp:associatedMinerals gptkb:epidote
gptkb:prehnite
gptkb:calcite
quartz
laumontite
gptkbp:birefringence 0.027
gptkbp:category borosilicate mineral
gptkbp:chemicalFormula CaBSiO4(OH)
gptkbp:cleavage poor
gptkbp:color brown
white
yellow
colorless
pink
pale green
gptkbp:crystalSystem monoclinic
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Johan_Gottlieb_Gahn
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1806
gptkbp:event hydrothermal veins
basaltic rocks
gptkbp:fluorescence none
gptkbp:fracture conchoidal
gptkbp:habit prismatic crystals
massive
granular
nodular
gptkbp:hardnessMohs 5.0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label datolite
gptkbp:IMA_symbol Dat
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arendal,_Norway
gptkbp:luster greasy
vitreous
subvitreous
gptkbp:namedAfter Greek words for 'to divide' and 'stone'
gptkbp:radioactive non-radioactive
gptkbp:refractiveIndex 1.628–1.655
gptkbp:relatedGroup nesosilicate
gptkbp:solubility soluble in HCl
gptkbp:specificGravity 2.8
gptkbp:streak white
gptkbp:symmetry P21/c
gptkbp:tenacity brittle
gptkbp:transparency translucent
transparent
gptkbp:uses granite
collector's mineral
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:prehnite
gptkb:Prehnite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7